Edge computing is not, strictly speaking, “new.” Content delivery networks have for decades provided edge acceleration services for content and app providers, proving lower-latency app performance. And that might remain true for much of the next wave of edge computing investments as well.
Omdia analysts expect a doubling of edge deployments through 2024, involving new 4.7 million servers. Enterprises, hyperscale computing as a service suppliers and communications service providers are among the industry verticals with significant deployment plans.
You might not think telcos would be such early adopters, but many own streaming video services, which makes such telcos clients for content delivery. By 2024, telcos will be among the biggest users of edge computing, for that reason, according to Omdia.
Also, virtualized networks require more compute on the edge of the telco network, to support end-to-end virtualized network functions, which distribute core network functionality out to the edges of the transport network.
As network services shift inexorably to the edge, Omdia predicts edge server workloads will expand to include self-driving car telemetry, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) applications and cinema-quality gaming. But some of those apps may take time to develop.
The widespread deployment of fully automated driving systems that have no safety driver onboard will take at least a decade, a new study by MIT suggests.
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